January 6, 2005

sports

The team from the YSHS Classes of 1984–86, from left, Mike Taylor, David Mahle, David Fogarty, Tony Finn, Chris Grote, David Dillon, Brad Newsome and Greg Ayers.

’84–86 win alumni tourney

By Lauren Heaton

Approximately 300 to 400 people came out to support the 2004 YSHS alumni men’s basketball tournament on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 26 and 27, at Yellow Springs High School. Basketball fans saw the team from the Classes of 1984–86 win the championship for the sixth time since 1994.

In the tournament finals, the ’84–86 team came back from a 31–17 deficit against the 1995–98 team at halftime, taking the lead with three minutes left and held on for a 61–57 victory. David Fogarty was the lead scorer for the ’84–86 team, which won the tournament three years in a row in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and then again in 1998 and 1999.

In the first game of the tournament on Sunday, the ’84–86 team easily defeated the team from ’88–94, 71–56. The team of ’95–98 had an easier time, winning by forfeit because their opponents, the Classes of 1999–2001, did not have enough players. The class of 1983 and earlier got a bye in the first round but were defeated by the ’84–86 squad, 45–33. In the last game of the day, the classes of 2002–03 topped the Class of 2004, 49–40.

Admission from the tournament raised enough money to buy several new practice uniforms for the YSHS boys basketball team and put some money toward a basketball shooting machine, said Brad Newsome, the coach of the boys varsity team.

Swimmers back in pool after break

The YSHS swim teams competed in a meet at the Dayton YMCA on Monday night.

The girls swam a tri-meet against Stivers School for the Arts and Carlisle High School and came in second, with 67 points, ahead of Carlisle’s 45 and behind Stivers’ 138. The YSHS boys lost a dual meet to Stivers, 53–35.

In the girls competition, both the 200 medley relay team (Miriam Barcus, Olivia Dixon, Eve GunderKline and Tina Chen) and the 400 free relay team (Barcus, Dixon, GunderKline and Sarah Morrison) placed second.

In individual competition, Barcus won the 100 backstroke and finished second in the 200 free. GunderKline placed second in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Chen finished second in the 500 free and third in the 200 free. Morrison placed second in the 100 free and third in the 50 free. Dixon was third in the 100 free and fourth in the 100 breaststroke.

In the boys competition, both the 200 medley relay team (Jacob Wishart, Brandon Carver-Halley, Will McCuddy and Evan Gerthoffer) and the 400 freestyle relay team (Wishart, McCuddy, Gerthoffer and Carey Dixon) placed second.

In individual competition, McCuddy finished first in the 100 butterfly and second in the 200 free. Gerthoffer won the 50 free and placed second in the 100 free. Carver-Halley won the 100 breaststroke and placed third in the 100 freestyle. Dixon was third in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Sam Borchers placed third in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 500 free. Wishart was second in both the 200 IM and the 100 backstroke. Pete Lovering placed third in the 50 free.

Coaches Dave Wishart and Abby Guiler said they were pleased with performances by the Yellow Springs athletes in a Monday night meet, which came on the heels of a long break.

“We need to refocus and begin to race more aggressively in the remaining weeks of the season,” Wishart said.

Both YSHS teams competed in their second meet of the season at the Springfield North Panther Invitational on Dec. 18 at the Springfield YMCA. The girls team did not score in the meet, while the boys team placed seventh among 12 teams, scoring 23 points.

In the girls competition, the 400 medley relay (Barcus, GunderKline, Morrison, and Dixon) placed 11th. The same girls placed 17th in the 200 free relay.

Seiko Yamashita and Stephanie Goode both had strong swims in the 50 free and the 100 breaststroke, and Michaela McCuddy followed suit for her first meet of the season in the 100 free and the 100 backstroke. Morrison swam to 15th place in the 200 free. Barcus placed 14th in the 200 free. GunderKline placed 15th in the 100 free and 11th in the 100 breaststroke.

In the boys competition, the 400 freestyle relay team (Gerthoffer, McCuddy, Dixon, and Wishart) placed fourth with each athlete posting good early season splits. The 200 medley relay (Wishart, Carver-Halley, McCuddy and Gerthoffer) placed seventh.

In individual competition, Wishart finished third in the 500 free and seventh in the 200 free. Lovering placed 18th in the 50 freestyle and 17th in the 100 breaststroke. Gerthoffer finished 13th in the 200 free and 17th in the 100 free. Dixon placed 15th in the 200 free. Carver-Halley placed 11th in the 100 breaststroke. McCuddy placed eighth in the 500 freestyle and 11th in the 200 freestyle.

“This meet is usually a disaster for us due to missing swimmers, but we had almost everyone there and no one missed a race,” Coach Wishart said. “Overall, we are swimming quite well going into the holiday break.”